Amherst County, Virginia

Type

Private, women's liberal arts and sciences college

Founded

1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her only daughter, Daisy

Location

Central Virginia %u2014 about 50 miles south of Charlottesville and 165 miles southwest of Washington, DC, on U.S. 29

Campus

Campus community includes 3,250 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Architect Ralph Adams Cram whose work graces the campuses of Princeton, MIT, West Point, Rice and the University of Richmond, designed several of our first buildings. The National Register of Historic Places has designated twenty-one of our 30 buildings as the Sweet Briar College National Historic District. Our must-see campus also includes six nature sanctuaries, two lakes and miles of trails. Adjacent is the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.